# NTSB NYC72IN149: Boeing 737, N9072U, Pittsburgh, PA, June 9, 1972

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 9, 1972
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA · PITTSBURGH, PA
- Location: 40.4406° N, 79.9959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4406&lon=-79.9959&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 4 minor, 33 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 15, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117959
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72IN149
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72IN149

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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4-0009   72/6/9    PITTSBURGH,PA       BOEING 737          CR-  0  0  7  NS/CTR REVENUE PASSG DOM  AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1600                    N9072U              PX-  0  0 30                            UNK/NR, 9000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            960 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRTR PITTSBURGH
        OPERATOR - UNITED AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FLUSHING,NY                 PITTSBURGH,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            STATIC: PARKED-ENGINES NOT OPERATING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-UNDUE HASTE IN EVAC DUE BOMB THREAT.
        REMARKS- PAX DEPLANED WITH PERSONAL BELONGINGS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9072U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9072U-1997-12-31), registration cancelled 1997-12-31, S/N 19953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 737
- Registry model: [Boeing 737-222](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-222) (registry code 1384473) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo fan
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Grtr Pittsburgh

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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